1. Students will learn the scientific method by designing a food experiment to answer a question in how to solve a simple everyday problem
2. Students will identify if bacteria will play a role in the way their food item is stored

1. Begin by going through the scientific method and relating it to food, food storage, and foodborne illness

3. Guided Practice-

1. Have students (in groups of 2) practice developing an experiment by using peanut butter and jelly as their material
2. Tell them you want to know how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich quick with the safest peanut butter jar
3. Let them know them that you keep your peanut butter in the refrigerator and your friend keeps theirs in the pantry
4. Ask them which one should you use if I want to make my sandwich fast and safe.
5. Let the students design and conduct an experiment using the above question.
6. Define steps in experiment:

Problem -- What question are you investigating?

Hypothesis -- What do you think will happen?

Materials -- List the supplies needed to conduct the experiment.

Procedure - List the steps followed to complete the experiment.

Data/ Organization/ Interpretation - What did you see, hear, or smell? You should use a graph, chart and or illustration.